Microsoft has released CU April 2013 for Lync Server 2013 and Lync 2010 Apple Mobile Clients

Yesterday Microsoft released CU April 2013 for Microsoft Lync Server 2013. The update only lists a big fix for Live Meeting audio issues so I would not consider a must-have (it is also an update by PSS request). Since February just came out it may be a hard justification to shut down and install a new update but the info is included below. This is the first CU for Lync Server that does not include the database upgrade requirements.

Additional Notes:

Lync Server 2010 build number is 4.0.7577.216
Lync 2010 Client build number is 4.0.7577.4378
Lync Server 2013 build number is 5.0.8308.291
Lync 2013 Client build number is 15.0.4454.1506
Lync Group Chat build number is 4.0.7577.4102
Lync Group Chat Server build number 4.0.7577.4778
Lync Group Chat Admin build number 4.0.7577.4102
Lync Attendee build number is 4.0.7577.4356
Lync Attendant build number is 4.0.7577.4098
Lync Phone Edition Polycom build number 4.0.7577.4372
Lync Phone Editions (other than Polycom) build number is 4.0.7577.4366 (4363 for CX700/8540)
Lync 2010 for iPhone build number 4.7
Lync 2010 for iPad build number 4.7
Lync 2013 for Windows Phone build number is 5.0.8250.0
Lync 2013 for iPad build number is 5.0
Lync 2013 for iPhone build number is 5.0
Lync Basic 2013 build number is 15.0.4420.1017
Lync VDI 2013 build number is 15.0.4420.1017

0 comments - Posted by Brian Ricks at 4:53 PM - Categories: 2010 | mobile | 2013 | Apple | iOS | Lync | Lync Server

Microsoft has released CU March 2013 for Lync Server 2010 and Lync Mobile 2013 Products

Microsoft has released CU March 2013 for Lync Server 2010 and Lync Mobile 2013 Products

Last week Microsoft released CU March 2013 for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and the Windows Phone/Apple iOS mobile clients for Lync 2013 (with February’s Cumulative Update). The WP8 app was already discussed on my blog (a quick shout-out) but never the iOS. All the mobile client links are included below (their respective stores could be searched too) as well as the Lync 2010 Cumulative Updates.
Don't forget the required SQL update once the CU has been installed...

Install-CsDatabase -Update -ConfiguredDatabases -SqlServerFqdn <EEBE.Fqdn> -UseDefaultSqlPaths

Additional Notes:
Lync Server 2010 build number is 4.0.7577.216
Lync 2010 Client build number is 4.0.7577.4378
Lync Server 2013 build number is 5.0.8308.291
Lync 2013 Client build number is 15.0.4454.1506
Lync Group Chat build number is 4.0.7577.4102
Lync Group Chat Server build number 4.0.7577.4778
Lync Group Chat Admin build number 4.0.7577.4102
Lync Attendee build number is 4.0.7577.4356
Lync Attendant build number is 4.0.7577.4098
Lync Phone Edition Polycom build number 4.0.7577.4372
Lync Phone Editions (other than Polycom) build number is 4.0.7577.4366 (4363 for CX700/8540)
Lync 2013 for Windows Phone build number is 5.0.8250.0
Lync 2013 for iPad build number is 5.0
Lync 2013 for iPhone build number is 5.0
Lync Basic 2013 build number is 15.0.4420.1017
Lync VDI 2013 build number is 15.0.4420.1017

2 comments - Posted by Brian Ricks at 11:11 AM - Categories: 2010 | Microsoft | mobile | Update | 2013 | Apple | Cumulative Update | iOS | Lync | Lync Server | WP8

Help! I cannot join an external company’s Lync meeting!

Recently I was involved with an on-premise Lync 2010 deployment that ended up 'breaking' the ability for users to join an externally hosted Lync meeting. The issue arose once Lync was deployed internally and users found they could join their own meetings, external participants could join those same meetings, but if an external company sent a Lync meeting invite - the meeting join failed. My business partner John Lockett and I worked out a matrix to help describe the issue which is found below.

In a nutshell - if on-premise Lync 2010 is deployed with an Edge server, federation is enabled for both the Lync pool and the user, open federation is not utilized (with the external company NOT listed in their allow list), policy kicks in and prevents the meeting join from being successful.

The logic - as far as I can tell - is that an organization and user are authorized to federate, yet the external company the federation is attempting to communicate with is not on the allow list. Therefore, by policy, the join is denied. As a small step-back if you are internal to your LAN - i.e. you can reach your Edge server's internal network card - Lync will proxy your communication for you to the external party. Imagine a meeting join is started, the SIP communication is sent to your front-end server where it asks to communicate with the external SIP meeting. Your Lync server checks/validates that the communication is allowed and if not, the ability for the Lync server (and thus the Edge server) to join on your behalf is denied. Ideally the Lync client would then try the alternative route of joining the external meeting directly but that logic does not seem to currently exist. I have yet to test this same join behavior with Lync 2013 but will do so shortly.

Below is the flowchart that details the logic. A solution for the issue may be one of many:

·          Disable federation for the effected user

·          Disable federation for the pool

·          Add the external company to the SIP Federated Domains in the Lync Control Panel under Federation and External Access

·          Enable Open Federation (Enable partner domain discovery) in the Lync Control Panel under Federation and External Access | Access Edge Configuration

4 comments - Posted by Brian Ricks at 5:21 AM - Categories: 2010 | Lync | Lync Server | meeting join error

Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3, Exchange Server 2010 sp2 RU6, and Exchange Server 2007 sp3 RU10 Released

Microsoft releases patches and upgrades to Exchange Server 2007 and 2010

Yesterday Microsoft release the long-awaited service pack 3 for Exchange Server 2010. Service pack 3 is a requirement for interoperability and migrations to Exchange Server 2013 – a roadblock that has now been removed. In addition to Exchange 2013 co-existence service pack 3 introduces support for Windows Server 2012, Internet Explorer 10, and as always, includes current and previous bug fixes.

In addition to service pack 3, Microsoft release RU 6 for Exchange Server 2010 sp2 and RU 10 for Exchange Server 2007 sp3. Interestingly RU 10 for Exchange Server 2007 introduces co-existence with Exchange Server 2013 as well removing the migration roadblock for 2007. RU6 for Exchange Server 2010 sp2 simply introduced bug fixes with no significant new features (that is what sp3 s for).

Below are the links and version numbers of the three patches. CU1 for Exchange Server 2013 is coming soon as well (and listed as a recommendation prior to co-existence but not required).

0 comments - Posted by Brian Ricks at 8:29 AM - Categories: 2007 | 2010 | Microsoft | patch | 2013 | Exchange | service pack

Microsoft has released CU December 2012 for Polycom CX500, CX600, and CX3000 Lync Phone Editions

Microsoft has released CU December 2012 for Polycom CX500, CX600, and CX3000 Lync Phone Editions

Yesterday Microsoft released CU January 2013 specifically for Polycom CX 500, CX600, and CX3000 phones. The latest LPE firmware is for both Lync 2010 and Lync 2013. Multiple updates are included within the CU but the most common issues I saw with the phones and does seem to be addressed are white-horizontal lines or just a blank screen (sometimes white, sometimes black). I have not experienced those issues since the firmware update. The update list (and of course all previous updates are included and assumed and not listed) is listed below.

·         2703325 Updates are available that enable the "Music on Hold" feature on Lync Phone Edition telephones

·         2781616 Description of the cumulative updates for Lync Phone Edition that add support for additional languages

·         2781617 A common area phone that is running Lync Phone Edition does not try to sign in after the Front End server restarts

·         2802790 Graphic output is not displayed correctly on the screen of a Polycom telephone that is running Lync Phone Edition

·         2781618 A white screen or a white horizontal line appears on a Polycom telephone that is running Lync Phone Edition

·         2781620 White lines appear on the screen of a Polycom telephone that is running Lync Phone Edition

Additional Notes:

Lync Server 2010 build number is 4.0.7577.205
Lync Client build number is 4.0.7577.4356
Lync 2013 Client build number is 15.0.4420.1016
Lync Group Chat build number is 4.0.7577.4102
Lync Group Chat Server build number 4.0.7577.4071
Lync Group Chat Admin build number 4.0.7577.4102
Lync Attendee build number is 4.0.7577.4356
Lync Attendant build number is 4.0.7577.4098
Lync Phone Edition Polycom build number 4.0.7577.4372
Lync Phone Editions (other than Polycom) build number is 4.0.7577.4366 (4363 for CX700/8540)

2 comments - Posted by Brian Ricks at 8:28 AM - Categories: 2010 | phone | Update | 2013 | Lync Phone Edition | Lync Server

Update Rollup 5 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2

Update Rollup 5 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2

This week Microsoft Update Rollup 5 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2. The update addresses multiple issues and as always is recommended to be applied after your own internal testing of the patch has been completed. Internal to BriComp the patch was applied and currently no issues have been discovered.

Product	Version	KBs	Download
Exchange Server 2010 sp2	14.02.0328.5	2719800	MS download

0 comments - Posted by Brian Ricks at 6:42 AM - Categories: 2010 | patch | Update | Exchange

Microsoft has released an Update for Lync 2010 Windows Phone Edition

Microsoft has released an Update for Lync 2010 Windows Phone Edition

This week Microsoft released an update to the Lync 2010 application for Windows Phone. This update adds support new Windows Phone 8 devices.

Additional Notes:

Lync Server 2010 build number is 4.0.7577.205
Lync Client build number is 4.0.7577.4356
Lync WP Client build number 4.3.8111.0000
Lync Group Chat build number is 4.0.7577.4102
Lync Group Chat Server build number 4.0.7577.4071
Lync Group Chat Admin build number 4.0.7577.4102
Lync Attendee build number is 4.0.7577.4356
Lync Attendant build number is 4.0.7577.4098
Lync Phone Editions build number is 4.0.7577.4100

4 comments - Posted by Brian Ricks at 6:29 AM - Categories: 2010 | mobile | patch | Update | Lync | Lync Phone Edition